What is the test for hearing an appeal against a motion for an indefinite adjournment of an appeal?

Where the applicable rule permits, the interest in finality must be balanced against that of promoting justice based on the merits of a case. See, e.g., Smith v. Jackson Tool & Die, Inc., 426 F.2d 5, 8 (5th Cir. 1970) (per curiam). I do not think that hearing this appeal would critically undermine the finality doctrine or create substantial infirmities in the rules governing the timeliness of appeals. ⁶ In my view, the district court abused its discretion in denying appellants' motion for an extension.